April 15, 2015

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We are excited and look forward to meeting our new incoming students for the next school year. If you have received an assignment letter assigning you to Montera for the 2015-2016 school year, please click on the Toro bull to the left for more details about steps to be completed by our new families.

All Montera families –– current, incoming and even prospective –– are invited to attend our annual Open House on Thursday, April 2, from 6:00 – 7:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to visit the classrooms, admire student work and be wowed by the exciting learning that takes place on our campus every day.

Montera 7th graders will participate in the Challenge Day program on April 2rd, 13th and 14th. Like last year, 100 students will participate each day. This powerful one-day program helps young people be honest about their experiences, empathize with other students, and honor all forms of diversity. In order to work, the program requires 25 volunteers/day for the whole school day. Parents, teachers and community members who volunteer for the day will not only make this program possible for our kids, but will also have an eye-opening and inspiring experience. To volunteer, click on image to the left.

Students, parents, friends and families will have the opportunity to purchase special fundraising tickets for select A’s games and portion of each ticket will go directly back to our school. To purchase tickets and view the available games, please click on the image to the left.

John is a kind, bright, hard-working, and straight-A Montera student at Montera. Last month, John was taken to the hospital and a brain tumor was discovered. He has been in the ICU for the past couple of weeks, undergoing procedures and intensive surgery. The Montera community wants to relieve some of his family's stress by raising $10,000 to help allay some of their financial needs. To donate, click on the announcement title.

The Montera PTO eBulletin is sent via email every Monday during the school year, except holidays. It's a great way to stay informed! To have it sent to you automatically, click on the sign up link on the left.

Montera Middle School is located on 19 wooded acres in the Montclair area of Oakland. Our diverse student population have come from 58 schools in and outside of Oakland, including private, public and charter. Montera’s school faculty is diverse as well, combining both new and veteran teachers. Montera prides itself on educating the whole child both academically and socially. We are committed to maintain high academic standards while working with students at all academic levels.We are dedicated to ensuring that all students have equal access to a broad-based curriculum in an environment that fosters dignity and respect for all. There are many things to take pride in at Montera but we are most proud of the level of commitment and involvement on the part of our parents. The support they give to our electives program, interventions and extra curricular activities makes the school an environment where our kids can continue to grow.

Nondiscrimination Policy
OUSD prohibits unlawful discrimination against any protected group as identified under Education Code 200 and 220 and Government Code 11135, and Title IX, including actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, mental or physical disability, age, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in any District program or activity that received or benefits from state financial assistance, including athletic programs. Complaint forms are available at school sites and at the Office of the Ombudsperson, located at 1000 Broadway, Suite 680, Oakland, CA 94607. For further information, call 510-879-4281. BOARD POLICY 0410, 5145.3